Tajae Sharpe

Tajae Sharpe
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Sharpe with the Tennessee Titans in 2018
No. 19 – Tennessee Titans
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-23) December 23, 1994
Piscataway, New Jersey
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Piscataway Township
(Piscataway, New Jersey)
College: Massachusetts
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 140
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2018
Receptions: 45
Receiving yards: 580
Rushing yards: 17
Total touchdowns: 3
Player stats at NFL.com

Tajae Lamar Sharpe (born December 23, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UMass.

Early years

Sharpe attended Piscataway Township High School in Piscataway, New Jersey and played football and basketball. He was a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) to play college football.[1][2]

College career

Sharpe played in 11 games and made eight starts as a freshman at UMass in 2012. He had 20 receptions for 206 yards. Sharpe led the team with 61 receptions for 680 yards and four touchdowns in 2013 and 85 receptions for 1,281 yards and seven touchdowns in 2014.[3][4][5] As a senior in 2015, he broke UMass records for career receptions and receiving yards, finishing the season with 111 receptions for 1,319 yards and five touchdowns.[6][7][8][9] Sharpe majored in communications.[10]

College statistics

 College Stats Receiving Rushing Kick Returns Punt Returns
Season Team GP REC YDS AVG TD LNG ATT YDS AVG TD RET YDS AVG TD LNG RET YDS AVG TD LNG
2012Massachusetts112020610.30-----00000–––––
2013Massachusetts126168011.14-000000000–––––
2014Massachusetts12851,28115.17-3144.7000000–––––
2015Massachusetts121111,31911.95-1-3-3.000000000000
TotalMassachusetts472773,48612.616-4112.800000000000

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		 194 lb
(88 kg)		 32 1⁄4 in
(0.82 m)		 8 3⁄8 in
(0.21 m)		 4.55 s 33.5 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Combine.[11]

Sharpe was selected in the fifth round (140th overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL Draft.[12]

2016 season: Rookie year

On May 9, 2016, the Titans signed Sharpe to a four-year, $2.61 million contract with a signing bonus of $274,884.[13][14]

Throughout training camp, Sharpe competed with Andre Johnson, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Kendall Wright for a starting wide receiver position. He was named one of the starting wide receivers, opposite Rishard Matthews, going into the regular season. Sharpe made his professional regular season debut and first career start in the Titans' season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. He finished the 16-25 loss with seven receptions for 76 receiving yards. On November 13, 2016, he caught three passes for 68 receiving yards and scored his first NFL touchdown on a 33-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota as the Titans routed the Green Bay Packers 47-25. The next game, Sharpe caught four passes for 68 receiving yards and caught a 34-yard touchdown pass as the Titans lost to the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 24-17.[15]

Sharpe finished his rookie season with 41 receptions, 522 yards, and 2 touchdowns.

2017 season

On September 2, 2017, Sharpe was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.[16]

NFL statistics

SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushing Fumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2016TEN 16104152212.7342111.01000
2017TEN 00Did not play due to injury
2018TEN 4345814.517111616.016000
Total 20134558012.73432178.516000

Personal life

Sharpe’s grandma, Cozy Little, is a breast cancer survivor who was initially diagnosed in 2001. She was honored as the 12th Titan prior to a 2016 home game against the Cleveland Browns in conjunction with the team’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month efforts. Sharpe’s family members nicknamed him “Show,” which is short for “Showtime.”

On May 10, 2017, Sharpe and teammate Sebastian Tretola were named as defendants in a federal civil lawsuit that alleges the teammates were at a Nashville bar watching the 2017 NFL Draft. Dante R. Satterfield, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, claims he told Sharpe he'd probably lose playing time as a result of the Titans selecting wide receiver Corey Davis in the first round. The report alleges Sharpe responded by challenging him to a fight in a back alley and was accompanied by Tretola as a lookout. Satterfield claims he was knocked unconscious for 12 hours, suffered a concussion, and facial fractures from the incident and is suing for $500,000 in damages.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ UMass football freshman WR Tajae Sharpe's 'FBI' the reason he'll see playing time
  3. ↑ Tajae Sharpe receiving a lot of responsibility for UMass
  4. ↑ UMass wide receiver Tajae Sharpe continues to rack up big numbers in breakout junior season
  5. ↑ Tajae Sharpe edge at WR benefits Minutemen
  6. ↑ UMass vs. Temple: Tajae Sharpe sets new program record for receptions in loss
  7. ↑ Notebook: UMass legend Adrian Zullo on hand to see Tajae Sharpe break his receiving record
  8. ↑ UMass receiver Tajae Sharpe lets his play do the talking
  9. ↑ "2015 FBS (I-A) College Football Individual Statistics Leaders for Receiving - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  10. ↑ "Tajae Sharpe Titans Biography". TitansOnline.com.
  11. ↑ NFL Scouting Combine profile
  12. ↑ "Tajae Sharpe Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ "sportrac.com: Tajae Sharpe contract". sportrac.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  14. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (May 9, 2016). "Titans agree to terms with six draft picks". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ "NFL Player Profile: Tajae Sharpe". NFL.com. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  16. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (September 2, 2017). "Titans Down to 53 Players: A Position-by-Position Look". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Titans players sued for $500K, accused of beating man up over draft results". Fox17.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Tajae Sharpe, Titan's teammate, accused of assaulting Nashville man". Tennessean.com. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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